Danish authorities are quickly studying how to close an apparent security loophole in hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses that enable them to be remotely deactivated.
The investigation comes after the transport authorities in Norway, where the land bus is also in service, found out that the Chinese supplier has systems to update the vehicles – which can be used in buses that have an impact on the buses while in transit.
Amidst concerns over potential security risks, the Norwegian Public Transport Authority has decided to test two electric buses in a remote environment.
Bern Renan Jensselsen, Chief Executive of the Rate, said: “The test revealed risks that we now believe at a national level.”
Their investigations found that remote deactivation could be prevented by removing the SIM cards from the buses, but they did not do this because it would also remove the bus from other systems.
Ruter said it plans to introduce stricter security requirements for future acquisitions. Jenssel said it should work before the arrival of the next generation of buses, which could be even “more controversial and difficult to obtain”.
Movia, Denmark’s largest transport company, has 469 electric vehicles in China – 262 made by Yutong.
JEPEPE GARARD, Chief Officer of Movia, said that he last week knew that “electric buses – like access to electrics – their software systems have access to the web”. He added: “This is not a Chinese bus problem. It is a problem for all kinds of cars and devices built by Chinese electronics.”
Gaard said that the Danish agency for civil protection and the emergency management said that it does not know of any specific cases that can be used in Internet diseases that can be exploited in Internet diseases that can be exploited in Internet diseases that can be exploited in bus diseases.
Yutong said that it “strictly follows the applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards in the EU storage areas of the EUCTAL SERVICE (AWS) DACKENTRE.
A spokesperson added: “This data is only used for vehicle maintenance, optimization and encryption requirements.
Thomas Rohden, the chair of the Danish China-critical society and a regional Holiness of the Liberal Party Party, said that Denmark has confidence in Chinese companies.
“This is a big problem. We should not rely on a country with values and ideals that are very different from Denmark,” said Rohden. He added that at a time when Denmark is trying to increase its stability amid allegations of hybrid attacks by Russia “It is not very strong dependent on China”.
The Ministry of Transport declined to comment.